Greenspirational News: food, nukes, cars, action

Angela Bischoff greenspi at web.ca
Tue Mar 24 10:18:54 EDT 2009


Greenspirational News

"There’s an African proverb that tells us that when we pray, we must  
move our feet.

Prayers, hopes and dreams are not enough; we are exhorted to action."

- Gabriel Draven

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Earth Hour 2009

Sat. March 28th, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time, wherever you live on  
planet earth
Turn off all your lights and unplug all electrical appliances for 1 hour
http://www.earthhour.org/home/

If you're in the Toronto/GTA area, honor Earth Hour with a  
Candlelight Vigil at the Pickering Nuclear Plant.

Safe And Green Energy, a Peterborough citizen's group, is extending  
an invitation to all supporters of renewable energy to attend this  
important community gathering. Bring a candle to show your support.   
There are 8 nuclear reactors at Pickering Ontario, less than 25 miles  
from the heart of downtown Toronto.  Four of them were refurbished  
but only two of those four have been able to be restarted.  The other  
four are awaiting approval for "refurbishment". The six reactors that  
remain operating at the Pickering Nuclear Station are the oldest and  
most dangerous reactors in the country. Join us to urge the McGuinty  
government to shut down these old, dirty, dangerous reactors, and  
replace them with cheaper, cleaner, safer green power.

The candlelight vigil will take place at the entranceway to the  
Public Information Centre at the Pickering Generating Station.
If you’re going via public transit, a ride will await you at the GO  
Station. Contact Jeff Brackett, brackett at nexicom.net to rsvp your  
attendance and request a ride.
If you’re driving, take HWY 401 to the Brock Road exit (#399) in  
Pickering. Take Brock Road south 2.7 km to Montgomery Park Road; turn  
right onto Montgomery Park Road and proceed to the gate on your left.  
For more info contact Jeff Brackett, brackett at nexicom.net, SAGE –  
Safe and Green Energy

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> The City That Ended Hunger

>> March 18, 2009
>
> By FRANCIS MOORE LAPPÉ

> "I knew we had so much hunger in the world," Adriana said. "But  
> what is so upsetting, what I didn't know when I started this, is  
> it's so easy.
> It's so easy to end it."
>
> Adriana's words have stayed with me. They will forever. They hold  
> perhaps Belo's greatest lesson: that it is easy to end hunger if we  
> are willing to break free of
> limiting frames and to see with new eyes-if we trust our hard-wired  
> fellow feeling and act, no longer as mere voters or protesters, for  
> or against government, but as problem-solving partners with  
> government accountable to us.

> http://www.counterpunch.org/lappe03182009.html

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Nuclear Power: The wrong choice

The province of Ontario is at a crossroads.

Right now, the province needs to invest billions in rebuilding its  
aging electrical power system. It can either adopt and encourage  
clean renewable energy or commit to building expensive new nuclear  
plants that create harmful radioactive waste.

Green power: Today's choice for Ontario's Future clearly explains the  
choices Ontario must make if it is to become a green energy leader  
and how the province could create green collar jobs in the process.  
It's suitable for any Ontario resident who's ever had questions about  
the role of nuclear power in our energy future.

“Green Power” was produced by the David Suzuki Foundation, WWF, and  
Pembina Institute.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Publications/green_power_ontario.asp

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News from Climate Action Network - Canada

- More than 2500 delegates from over 80 countries came together last  
week for a historic conference on climate science. A statement at the  
end of the meeting announced that "the worst-case IPCC scenario  
trajectories (or even worse) are being realized."  The conference  
released six key messages. More>

- The New York Times reported from the conference that "by the end of  
the century, sea levels may rise twice as much as was predicted two  
years ago...  This means that the lives of some 600 million people  
living on low-lying islands, as well as those living in Southeast  
Asia's populous delta areas, will be put at serious risk if climate  
change is not quickly and radically mitigated." More>

- Time Magazine asks: Could Rising Sea Levels Swallow California's  
Coast? More>

- The Independent reports that the "impact of climate change on the  
Amazon rainforest could be much worse than previously predicted, new  
research suggests." More>

- The Pembina Institute points out that the Obama Administration is  
proposing to invest over six times more per capita in renewable  
energy and energy efficiency than Canada. More>

- The Swedish government said it aims to reduces its greenhouse gas  
emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2020. Additionally, 50% of all  
energy produced will be renewable, the Swedish car fleet will be  
independent of fossil fuels by 2030, and Sweden will be carbon  
neutral by 2050. More>

http://www.climateactionnetwork.ca/e/index.html

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America's vanishing cars

Through recessions and gas shocks, the number of autos on the road  
every year has increased since the end of WWII. Until now.

By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com
March 13, 2009

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In another sign of just how far the U.S.  
auto industry has fallen, this is likely to be the first year since  
1945 when the number of new cars bought will be less than the number  
of cars turned in to the junk yard.

Auto industry research firm R.L. Polk is forecasting a drop in total  
auto registrations for the first time since car plants were busy  
turning out tanks for World War II. This time it's economic distress  
and tight credit keeping purchases down.

"Cars were a bubble just like the housing market was a bubble," he  
said. "That's going to depress demand in subsequent years."

http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php? 
option=com_content&task=view&id=358&Itemid=1

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B.C. GOVERNMENT MOVES TO BAN URANIUM AND THORIUM EXPLORATION

The B.C. government has issued a retroactive cabinet order to ban  
permits for uranium and thorium exploration and development in the  
province.

The ban has already set off a multi-million dollar lawsuit against  
the provincial government.

Article at:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ 
ALeqM5gCkRbyMRIa6S9asWG7YUdF15veXg

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Three Mile Island Nuclear Meltdown - 30th anniversary

This March 28th will mark the 30-year anniversary of the partial  
nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear generating  
station near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The TMI meltdown was the first time a commercial nuclear power plant  
self-destructed. The accident was a dramatic illustration that  
nuclear power plants can massively malfunction with potentially  
catastrophic consequences. The fact that the TMI meltdown did not  
turn into a full-blown disaster was chiefly due to luck.

Despite strenuous denials by the government and the nuclear industry,  
there is little doubt among the people living in the area, as well as  
among knowledgeable observers, that a great deal of radiation was  
released having immediate as well as longterm biological effects.

The TMI accident was an event of global significance. People in many  
parts of the world may wish to commemorate its 30th anniversary.  
Please spread the word!

You can send e-mails of support to Three Mile Island Alert
at ericepstein at comcast.net .

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Making a Killing: the untold story of psychotropic drugging

http://www.fightforkids.org/video/mak_preview.html

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Tell RBC It’s Foolish to Invest in Tar Sands

As you may have heard, RAN (Rainforest Action Network) recently  
launched a new effort to clean up RBC (Royal Bank of Canada), the  
biggest financier of Alberta's tar sands.  This dirty oil project  
will single-handedly ensure that Canada won't meet its Kyoto  
commitments.  The project is poisoning the water supply of First  
Nation communities and causing environmental devastation on a scale  
that can be seen from space!  Worst of all, if you’re an RBC account  
holder, they’re using YOUR money to do it!

This April 1, join RAN activists across North America for Fossil  
Fools Day demonstrations at RBC branches and offices.  It’s easy –  
just grab some friends, download materials from our page on Facebook  
(http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?imported&id=55066179755#/pages/ 
Clean-up-RBC/55066179755), and join the fun!  You don’t need a  
Facebook account to access this group, and everything you need can be  
found at the “Drop.io” tab.

If you need help coming up with ideas or planning your action, feel  
free to contact me at ederanger at ran.org or post your question (or  
ideas!) on the Facebook page under Discussions.  Post some great  
pictures of your action, and we’ll even pitch in to cover your  
expenses (up to $50) if you send us your receipts.

So get out there and help stop RBC from investing our money in this  
extremely foolish project!

Eriel Deranger <ederanger at ran.org>

Freedom From Oil Campaigner, Rainforest Action Network

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Cancer Prevention Network Warns of Growing Incineration Trend in Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2009/04/c6001.html

Together, cancer, in it's various forms, and heart disease, are  
responsible for the majority of deaths in Canada.
It makes infinite sense therefore, to limit the exposure of Canadians  
to cancer causing chemicals.

One such source of exposure is as a result of the combustion of solid  
waste.  Dioxins and furans - persistent organic pollutants - are  
amongst the 200 or more chemicals, which have a range of health  
effects, including cancer, that are found in the emissions from this  
disposal option.

Unfortunately, however in this day and age of climate change concern  
and the desire for "energy security", incinerator proponents, under  
the guise of energy from waste (EFW), are receiving completely  
unwarranted attention, from all levels of Government.

Meanwhile - simple, responsible waste diversion including at-source  
waste reduction initiatives and Extended Producer Responsibility are  
a far more efficient means to conserve energy, truly mitigates  
climate change and is a far more economical, flexible and safer  
approach.

We ask you to join in signing the attached Statement  which calls for  
the need to phase out current incinerator facilities and a  
prohibition on new incinerator proposals.

Thanks in advance for your support

Rod Muir
PCN Anti-Incineration Campaigner

To learn more about Prevent Cancer Now please visit
http://preventcancernow.ca/main/about-us/mission

To learn more about this campaign please visit
http://preventcancernow.ca/main/issues-actions/stop-incineration

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The Bush Regime must be judged by an International Tribunal set up by  
the UN General Assembly
– Joan Russow, PhD, Global Compliance Research Project

In Canada, on March 17, rather than arresting Bush as a war criminal,  
the police arrested citizens calling for Bush to be put on trial.

While the numerous campaigns to impeach Bush have unfortunately been  
unsuccessful, and while attempts have been made to arrest Bush under  
various National laws has, up to this point failed, the Bush regime  
still must be judged, by the international community, for war crimes,  
crimes against the peace, and crimes against humanity.  A Petition to  
UN General Assembly to set up International Tribunal to try the Bush  
regime has been circulated widely. Formerly,  on March 8, 2007 on  
International Women’s day, the Petition to the UN General Assembly  
was submitted, in the six UN official languages, to the former  
President of the UN General Assembly. The current president of the UN  
General Assembly Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann has indicated that Bush  
should be put on trial: “If the real justice is in order, people like  
George Bush who are committing crimes throughout the world should be  
put on trial. (March 8, 2009).”

The petition can be signed at
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/5t4r3e2w/petition.html

For further information; please contact: Joan Russow Ph.D., Global  
Compliance Research Project, (jrussow at gmail.com)

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France's nuke power poster child has a money melt-down
March 19, 2009

The myth of a successful nuclear power industry in France has melted  
into financial chaos.

With it dies the corporate-hyped poster child for a "nuclear  
renaissance" of new reactor construction that is drowning in red ink  
and radioactive waste.

Areva, France's nationally-owned corporate atomic façade, has plunged  
into a deep financial crisis led by a devastating shortage of cash.

http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/7/2009/1732

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Check out these superb films online about the Alberta Tarsands:

Down Stream
Oscar Short-Listed film about the Tar Sands and Ft. Chip, Alberta
http://www.babelgum.com/html/clip.php?clipId=3015242

See also Andrew Nikiforuk's web page to see a short, informative  
movie based on his new book:
http://www.andrewnikiforuk.com/

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